National Donut Day: Choco-chilli goodness

To us gluttons out there, National Donut Day is one of the most expected holidays of the year, since it’s the perfect excuse to embark yourself in a trip of delicious donut indulgence. Boston cream, chocolate, peanut banana, jelly filling, sugar glazed, even the bold savory versions… The sky’s the limit when it comes to donut flavors.

To celebrate National Donut Day properly, we bring you a classic donut recipe, with a Mexican-inspired chocolate glaze.

This glaze has the exotic aromas of the traditional Mexican hot chocolate: cocoa, chili, and spices like clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon. And they all come together to make your mouth sing like a choir of angels.

Not excited yet? Well, if Mexican chocolate with spices is not your thing, this is still the basic recipe for donut dough, and you can use any glaze or filling you want with it.

(yield: 12 full-size donuts or 24 mini donuts)

Ingredients for a choco-chili National Donut Day

For the donuts

⅔ cups of milk at 40°C (warm, close to body temperature. It’s very important not to exceed this temperature, otherwise you will kill the yeast)